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Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2006. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Thursday, 16 February 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Visas

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from (a) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (b) Nigeria and (c) the US have been refused leave to enter the UK for the purpose of family reunion in each of the last five years.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.The figures requested are given in the table as follows:

As at February:
Nationality/ Year 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
Democratic Republic of Congo 1 56 88 55 52
Nigeria 3 0 0 1 0
US 0 0 0 1 1

The statistics given represent the numbers of nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and the US who have been refused a visa to enter the UK for the purpose of family reunion in each of the last five years. UK visas, the department with responsibility for entry clearance matters arising overseas, does not hold statistics on the numbers of people who may have been refused entry by an Immigration Officer at a UK port of entry.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
50660; 442 c2362W;442 c2362W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Entry clearances Visas USA Nigeria Democratic Republic of the Congo
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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